You're finished, club tells King

Premier League footballer Marlon King was facing the end of his playing career today after being jailed for 18 months for breaking a young woman’s nose after she spurned his “disgusting” advances.

The 29-year-old Wigan Athletic striker – who has 13 previous convictions including one for violence against women – was sacked by his club yesterday within an hour of being found guilty for the outburst of “completely gratuitous violence” in a West End nightclub.